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Questions : Which of the following statements about the officers designated as mahamattas in Mauryan adminstration is correct?

(a) These officers were charged with the responsibility of propagating Buddhism

(b) It is a Prakrit expression for the Sanskrit word amatya

(c) They were appointed as viceroys of various provinces

(d) The term was used for any senior official irrespective of the duties assigned to him

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

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Question : 1

Which of the following sources gives a detailed account of city administration of the Mauryas?

a) Megasthenes’ Indica

b) Inscription of Ashoka

c) Kautilya’s Arthashastra

d) Mudrarakashasa of Vishakha Datta

Answer: (a)

Question : 2

The successors of Ashoka adopted

a) Bhagavatism policies

b) Pro-Buddhist policies

c) Pro-Jaina policies

d) Pro-Brahmin policies

Answer: (b)

Question : 3

Towards health care, the most important measures taken by Ashoka was/were:

a) He opened dispensaries for the treatment of both human beings and animals

b) He got the herbs and plants, needed for medical purposes, cultivated

c) Both (a) and (b) above

d) He made arrangements for safe drinking water in the whole of his empire

Answer: (c)

Question : 4

The most commonly used coin, during the Mauryan period, was

a) Kakini

b) Suvarna

c) Nishka

d) Karashapana

Answer: (d)

Question : 5

Which Greek King issued bilingual coins?

a) Antaaliokus

b) Manander

c) Allexander

d) Demetrivs

Answer: (d)

Question : 6

The Gandhara School of art is the synthesis of

a) Indian and Chinese Art

b) Indian and Greek Art

c) Indian and Persian Art

d) Indian and Turk-Afghan Art

Answer: (b)

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